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H.M. King Hamad 4th Golf TrophyTees Off with Batelco as SponsorBatelco, Bahrain’s leadingTelecommunicationsCompany is supporting H.M.King Hamad’s 4th Golf Trophy,organised by the Bahrain GolfAssociation, which took placeat The Royal Golf Club, Riffa,from November 24th to 26th.Bahrain Golf Associationhas invited over 100 playersfrom Bahrain, GCC, Asia,Europe and South Africa toparticipate in the annualevent.“We are delighted to helpcontribute to the successof the event and wish theorganisers success with theirBatelco, Bahrain’s leadingtelecommunications companyhas invested millions ofdinars in recent years to delivertraining and development opportunitiesfor its employees.The Company considers its staffas its most important asset andaccordingly encourages eachemployee to avail of the manyopportunities presented by itsTraining Centre as well as opportunitiesoffered by externalorganisations.Batelco is proud to announcethat one of its employees,Ms. Enas Al Fardan, ManagerCorporate Strategy, has beenselected for the Global TelecomsBusiness (GTB) 40 under40 2011 list. This list representsyoung experts under the age of40 who are considered leadersof the telecoms industry in2011 and potential leaders ofthe industry tomorrow.Following her selection inBrigadier Ali Saqor Al Noaimi with Ahmed Al Janahiendeavours,” said BatelcoGroup General Manager MediaBatelco employee receives awardat international eventJune 2011, Ms. Al Fardan hasattended the GTB 40 Under40 Conference & Awards 2011event, held recently in London.Global Telecoms Businessannually brings together theindustry’s selected top 40 executivesto a summit to discusstheir views on the challengesand opportunities prevalentRelations Ahmed Al Janahi.“This sponsorship is anMs. Enas Al Fardan receiving her certificatefrom Mr. Franco Bernabèin the fast changing telecomsindustry.Mr. Franco Bernabè, Chairmanand CEO of Telecom Italia andChairman of the GSM Associationpresented Ms. Enas AlFardan and the other youngtelecom experts with awardcertificates during the two-dayevent. The Secretary General ofMadeline Deportoinseparable part of Batelco’ssponsorship & donationprogramme designed tosupport a wide range ofevents in Bahrain and promotethe Kingdom’s name overseas.”“The event serves to promoteBahrain as a sporting andtourism destination withfacilities that compare to thebest the world has to offer.The Montgomery designedcourse at Riffa is among theleading courses in the regionand reflects the high standardsthat the Kingdom strives touphold,” he added.the ITU, Hamadoun Touré wasalso in attendance to welcomeaward winners.Additionally, Ms. Enas Al Fardanparticipated in a discussionpanel, “Owning the Customer”,with her contribution beingvery well received by the organizersand attendees.Batelco General Manager HumanResources Bahrain SuhailaAlnowakhda said that Batelcowas delighted to have one ofits employees selected to beamong such a prestigious list.“Batelco’s employees receivemuch encouragement from theExecutive Management to availof opportunities to enhancetheir qualifications and skillsin order to develop to their fullpotential.”“We congratulate Enas andencourage her and all our employeesto never stop the learningand development process,”she added.December 2011www.teletimesinternational.com39
MTN Nigeria, improves network securityand efficiency by 98 per cent with AdaptiveMobileAdaptiveMobile, the worldleader in mobile securityhas successfully completed amobile content filtering, antispamand anti-virus protectionproject with MTN Nigeria, enablingthe operator to protectits network and subscribersfrom undesired mobile contentthrough mobile handsets andmobile data-enabled PCs.The AdaptiveMobile NetworkProtection Platform is reducingnetwork load, protecting theoperator’s IP reputation fromthe growing threat of spamrelatedIP blacklisting and isreducing customer complaints.MTN is the largest mobilenetwork in MEA, and withover 40 million subscribers hasseen phenomenal growth inmobile Internet services.The collaboration withAdaptiveMobile is protectingsubscribers across all itsnetwork services to countercurrent and emerging mobilenetwork threats, as well ascombat the small number ofsubscriber numbers that werebeing hijacked by criminalgroups and used to send emailspam over the mobile network.AdaptiveMobile’s NetworkProtection Platform providesnetwork-based protectionacross a range of service bearersand is enabling MTN to:•• Drastically cut spam –AdaptiveMobile’s email andunique webmail filteringsolution is identifying 96%of email coming throughthe network as spam andblocking/quarantining asappropriate•• Remove MTN’s IP addresses••••from blacklists – the reductionin spam levels meansMTN is being removedfrom IP blacklists, enablinglegitimate users accessto services and improvednetwork speedsReduce customer care costs– the reduction in usersunwittingly sending spamacross the network andfreed-up network capacityis leading to a reduction incall-centre complaintsBlock access to illegalsites – users are protectedfrom unsuitable contentwhilst MTN is able to buildits brand image and meetlegislative requirements•• Identify the source ofviruses – AdaptiveMobile’santi-virus technology identifiesinfected handsets andPCs, enabling MTN to onsellsolutions to subscribersand make cost-savings onbandwidth“The roll-out of Adaptive-Mobile’s Network protectionPlatform is enabling us toimprove customer experienceand achieve significant operationalcost savings throughprotecting our network andour subscribers,” says ObinnaNweje, General Manager,MTN Nigeria. “As with manyoperators globally, the sharednature of mobile IP addressesmeans that attacks from unscrupulousspammers can havea huge impact on IP addressreputation and potentiallyresult in innocent subscribers’emails being unnecessarilyblocked.”“MTN is highlighting theAfricaCom Awards 2011 - Orange wins “Best New Service”Orange won the “Best NewService” award at theAfricaCom Awards 2011. Theawards gala dinner took placeon Wednesday, 9 November inCape Town, South Africa. Theawards are a unique annual celebrationof innovation and thehighest achievements acrossthe communications industry inAfrica. An independent panelof judges adjudicates.Orange won the “Best NewService” award for Surf & Pay,a service that aims to facilitateaccess to the Internet. Surf &Pay is a system for sharing andre-charging Internet access,designed for hotels and internetcafés that want to providetheir customers with Internetaccess using WiFi. It also allowsindividuals to share the costsof broadband Internet accesswith their neighbours, using apayment interface that is bothflexible and secure. Up to 20people can be connected to theservice, and each of them willpay according to the time andvolume consumed. The serviceis already availbale in UgandaMarc Rennardand will soon be launched inKenya; outside Africa, it is alsoavailbale to Orange customersin Armenia.Commenting after receiving theaward, Marc Rennard, ExecutiveVice President responsiblefor Africa, the Middle EastGareth Maclachlanvalue of addressing mobileInternet safety,” says GarethMaclachlan, COO, Adaptive-Mobile. “By using our solution,operators can differentiatetheir services for both consumersand enterprises whilstensuring a secure environmentfor their subscribers. Networkoperators across the world areincreasingly accepting a serviceresponsibility to subscribers,whether to protect vulnerableusers such as children, orto help corporates fulfil theirduty-of-care to employeesand it is organisations such asMTN that are forging the wayin keeping one step ahead ofthe criminals.”Tom Wrightand Asia at Orange said: "Webelieve that by developingproducts and services thatprovide widespread accessto the Internet and by offeringsolutions that are specificallydesigned for small andmedium-sized companies, wecan contribute to the economicand social development of Africaand the Middle East. Thisaward praises the quality ofthe work accomplished by ourteams in designing innovativeservices adapted to the Africancontinent.”40 www.teletimesinternational.comDecember 2011
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